title: Response to letters regarding article, "Bacterial signatures in thrombus aspirates of patients with myocardial infarction".
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Tampere and Fimlab Laboratories Ltd, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pessi
authors.forename: Vesa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karhunen
authors.forename: Pasi P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Karjalainen
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ylitalo
authors.forename: Juhani K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Airaksinen
authors.forename: Matti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niemi
authors.forename: Mikko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pietila
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lounatmaa
authors.forename: Teppo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haapaniemi
authors.forename: Terho
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lehtimäki
authors.forename: Reijo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laaksonen
authors.forename: Pekka J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Karhunen
authors.forename: Jussi
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authors.lastname: Mikkelsson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D034363:Viridans Streptococci / Q000302:isolation & purification*